We read in Isaiah, “Who shall declare His generation?” [Isa 53:8] But it does not follow that the Evangelist contradicts the Prophet, or undertakes what he declares impossible; for Isaiah is speaking of the generation of the Divine nature; St. Matthew of the incarnation of the human.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: Hier. Comm. in Matt., ch. 1
